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1892; secretary of civil and military af- fairs 1894-6; secretary Vermont Senate 1896, 1898, and 1900; senator from Chit- tenden County 1910, and President pro- tem. of the Senate. A Congregational- ist. Member of Ethan Allen Club and Mohican Club.
POWERS, GEORGE M. Superior court judge. See page 89.
POWERS, H. HENRY. Representative in Congress. See page 76.
POWERS, JERRY M., Athens. Re- tired manufacturer. Born Athens, June 3, 1848; son of Merrill J. and Eliza L. (Perham) Powers. Educated in the pub- lic schools and Chester Academy. In 1879 married Phoebe A. Ball of Athens; they have two sons, Guy Wallace, and Merrill Dustin. Teacher in the public schools of Vermont and New Hampshire 1866-81 ; associated with the firm of Der- by & Ball, in the manufacture of scythe snaths, 1882-1906. A Republican; rep- resented Athens in the Legislature 1882 and 1890; treasurer of the town of Ath- ens since 1878; trustee and auditor, of Windham County Savings Bank since 1895. Member of Methodist Episcopal Church; Sunday School superintendent since 1880.
POWERS, NORMAN C., White River Junction. Merchant and undertaker. Born Stockbridge, Dec. 23, 1866; son of Mark and Ellen V. (Taylor) Powers. Educated in the district schools and God- dard Seminary, Barre. In 1891 married Lettie G. French of Wells River; they have two sons, Mark Elmer and Raymond Taylor. Lived on a farm in Washing- ton previous to the age of 26 years when he moved to Medford, Mass., and engaged as clerk two years; removed to Hartford and conducted a dry goods and clothing business for nearly four and one-half years ; in similar business with George H. Kibling, West Lebanon, N. H., nine years, and has since been in house furnishing goods and undertaking business, White River Junction. An independent Repub- lican; member West Lebanon, N. H. High School board for nearly eight years; member First Universalist Society, White River Junction, serving as trustee for its funds for ten years. Member United
Brethren Lodge No. 21, F. & A. M., and Cascadnac Chapter, R. A. M., of White River Junction; Washington Council, R. & S. M., Lebanon, N. H .; Sullivan Com- mandery, K. T., of Claremont, N. H., and Bektash Temple, Mystic Shrine, also charter member of Iroquois Club of White River Junction. Residence, West Lebanon, N. H.
PRATT, CHARLES HOWARD, Brattleboro. Banker. Born Brattleboro, April 8, 1856; son of Howard Asa and Helen (Rand) Pratt. Educated in the public schools of Brattleboro. Was bookkeeper in Vermont Savings Bank, Brattleboro, June 1, 1872, to Nov. 1, 1890; assistant treasurer, Nov. 1, 1890, to Jan. 1, 1902; treasurer, Jan. 1, 1902, to June, 1909; is now president. Is a Democrat; a Unitarian; treasurer of the Unitarian Church at Brattleboro; a member of the Vermont Wheel Club.
PROCTOR, FLETCHER D. Governor 1906-08. See page 51.
PROUTY, CHARLES AZRO, Newport. Chairman Interstate Commerce Commis- sion. Born Newport, Oet. 9, 1853; eldest son of John Azro and Hannah B. (Lamb) Prouty. He received his early education at Derby Academy and afterwards took the degree of A. B. in 1875 at Dartmouth College. During his college career he won several prizes for essays on different subjects and graduated at the head of his class. After graduating from college he took up work as assistant to Prof. S. P. Langley, of the Allegheny Observatory, at Pittsburgh, Pa. On account of ill- health was compelled to give up his work there and return to Vermont in the fall of 1876, taking up the study of the law in his home town and being admitted to the Bar of Vermont in 1877. The same year he married Abbie Davis of Lyndon- ville, and began the practice of the law. Finding it impossible to maintain himself by his profession, he taught school for several years, but finally returned to the law in 1882. His second venture was more successful than his first and he soon became one of the most prominent figures of the legal fraternity in the state, being among other things attorney for the Cen- tral Vermont Railroad and general coun- sel for the Rutland Railroad. From 1888 to 1896 he reported the decisions of the Supreme Court of Vermont. He is prob-
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ably best known for his work on the In- terstate Commerce Commission, to which he was appointed in December, 1896. Federal regulation of railroads had not gone very far at that time and Mr. Prouty began by a series of addresses and news- paper articles to point out to the people wherein the aet to regulate commerce was defective and in need of amendment. It has been modified from year to year until at the present time the commission is con- sidered to be one of the most powerful and helpful bodies in the entire country. Mr. Prouty, perhaps more than any other one man in this country, is responsible for the present condition of this act, he hav- ing been identified with all the various amendments as well as all of the import- ant eases which have been heard and de- cided by that tribunal. His opinions are famous for their breadth and thought and regard for all interests. He is a Repub- lican; served as delegate to the Repub- liean national convention in 1896, and has represented his home town in the state Legislature. He is also a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and of various clubs and associations throughout the country. He is one of the Vermont- ers who, having attained a national repu- tation, still resides in Vermont. In the last fifteen years he has declined many flattering offers to change his domicile, but always insists that the Green Moun- tain State is a good place to live in as well as to emigrate from. In his public addresses he frequently refers to his home on the banks of Lake Memphremagog as the one spot where he desires to spend his declining years.
PROUTY, GEORGE H. Governor 1908- 10. See page 51.
PUTNAM, FRANK BINGHAM, Brattle- boro. Investments. Born Brattleboro, July 11, 1870; son of Edwin H. and Anna Lou- ise (Bingham) Putnam. A graduate of Brattleboro High School 1889. Worked in men's furnishing store of H. B. Chamber- lain from 1887 to 1892; entered employ of Vermont Loan and Trust Co. Oct. 4, 1892; and is now director. and general eastern agent of that institution. Enlisted in Co. I, Vermont National Guard, 1893; 1st sergeant Feb. 2, 1895; 2nd lieutenant Feb. 9, 1898; mustered into United States service, war with Spain; discharged from
United States service Nov. 1, 1898; 1st lieutenant Co. I, Oct. 10, 1899; resigned 1900. Is a Republican; a Congregational- ist ; member Vermont Wheel Club, and its president 1909-10; member Columbian Lodge No. 36, F. & A. M .; Fort Dummer Chapter No. 12, R. A. M .; Connecticut Valley Council No. 16, R. & S. M .; past eminent commander Beauseant Command- ery No. 7, K. T .; eminent grand junior warden Grand Commandery of Vermont, K. T., 1911-12; member Mt. Sinai Tem- ple, Mystic Shrine; a 32nd degree Mason, and member Vermont Consistory, Scot- tish Rite; member Keene Lodge, Order of Elks.
PUTNAM, FRED W., Brattleboro. In- surance. Born Hinsdale, N. H., Jan. 24, 1859; son of Edwin L. and Emmeline (Wright) Putnam. Educated at Brattle- boro High School. In 1887 married Rose Osborn of Los Angeles, Cal .; they have four children, Rose Osborn, Harry Lau- rence, Philip Bayard, and Helen Mary. Mr. Putnam was with Barna A. Clark, hardware dealer, Brattleboro, six years; in 1882 went to Texas and engaged in ranehing for nearly four years; went to Arizona and Mexico; settled in San Diego, Cal., re-entering hardware business ; moved to Los Angeles, Cal .; returned to Vermont in 1895; bought half interest in general insurance business of Cudworth & Childs; in Jan., 1898, secured state ageney Travelers' Insurance Co. for Ver- mont, and in Jan., 1900, for New Hamp- shire, under firm name of Childs & Put- nam, to whose affairs, and to his interests on the Pacific coast, he has since devoted entire time. He is a Democrat ; was chair- man of Brattleboro license board under Vermont local option law 1902, the first license board in state to cancel any li- eenses, which action was watched with in- terest throughout state. A Congregation- alist. Member Columbian Lodge No. 36, F. & A. M .; treasurer Fort Dummer Chap- ter No. 12, R. A. M .; Connecticut Valley Council No. 16, R. & S. M .; member Beauscant Commandery No. 7, K. T .; Mt. Sinai Temple, representing latter at Im- perial Council, New Orleans, April, 1910.
PUTNAM, GEORGE KIMBALL, Montpel- ier. Insurance. Born Randolph, Aug. 8, 1866; son of Charles William Abbott and Hannah Ella (Kimball) Putnam. Edu-
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cated in the graded and high schools Vineland, N. J., Randolph, and North- field. In 1897 married Mary Ellen Dooley of Northfield; they had two chil- dren, Charles Edward and Dorothy Frances. Was clerk and telegraph oper- ator in general store 1882-5; railroad tele- graph and station agent, and chief clerk in general passenger and freight office 1885-93; entered employ National Life Insurance Company 1893. Is a Repub- lican. An Episcopalian. Member Au- rora Lodge No. 22, F. & A. M .; King Solomon Chapter No. 7, R. A. M .; Mt. Zion Commandery, Knights Templar; Apollo Club; and Montpelier Country Club.
RANDALL, GEORGE W., Waterbury. Retired farmer and lumber dealer. Born Waterbury, Sept. 18, 1825; son of Oliver C. and Electa (Coffin) Randall. Edu- cated in public schools and Stowe and Bakersfield Academies. In 1854 mar- ried Leefie White; she died 1874; he then married Belle Gleason; they have two children, George W. and Pearl. In 1841 was apprenticed to a blacksmith, serving three years; later taught school two years then entered the office of the late Gov. Paul Dillingham as law student. In 1849 went to California, working for 17 months in the gold mines, returning with $6,000 in gold dust. Two years later returned to California, contracted yellow fever, and of 30 companions was the only survivor. Is a Republican; represented Waterbury in the Legislature 1872 and 1882; represented Washington County in the Senate in 1890, where he was chair- man of committee on insane.
RAY, THOMAS WALTER, Brandon. Mer- chant. Born Orwell, Aug. 7, 1873; son of Walter O. and Martha C. (Cutts) Ray. Educated in the public schools. In 1895 married Annie M. Ross of Brandon, who died in 1908; they had one son, Charles Reginald; in 1911 married Marion C. Thompson of Brooklyn, N. Y. Was mem- ber of the firm of Goodrich & Ray, Bran- don; afterwards succeeded the above firm and continued business in his own name until 1908, when the firm of Ray & Co. was established, of which he became the senior. member; in 1908 purchased cloth- ing business of F. L. Rogers, Brandon ; member of the firm of Ray & Jones, Ben-
son, for seven years; now a member firm Ray & McCormick, Pittsford. A Repub- lican ; page in the Vermont Legislature 1888; town representative from Brandon 1908. A Congregationalist; member of the prudential committee. Member of St. Paul's Lodge No. 25, F. & A. M .; Farm- ers' Chapter No. 9, R. A. M .; Mt. Cal- vary Commandery No. 1, K. T .; and Cai- ro Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Rutland.
RAYMOND, GEORGE HENRY, Ludlow. Hotel keeper. Born Braintree, June 7, 1860; son of Lewis and Ellen (Annis) Raymond. Educated in the public schools. In 1892 married Laura A. Eastman of East Orange, who died in 1905. In 1907 married Flora B. Hunt of Worcester; they have two children, Dorothy and Lyle Maude. Was brakeman on Fitchburg Railroad for a brief time; clerk in the American House, Springfield, 1884-6; clerk at the Red Lion Inn, Randolph, 1886-8; manager Queen City Park Hotel, 1888-90; clerk Hotel Burlington, 1890-1; manager St. George Hotel, White River Junction, 1891-2; proprietor Revere House, East Randolph, 1892-3; proprie- tor Pease's Hotel, Hartford, 1893-5; Tun- bridge House, Tunbridge, 1895-7; Plain- field Hotel, Plainfield, 1897-1902 and 1906-10; Ludlow House, Ludlow, since 1911. In politics Mr. Raymond is a Democrat.
REARDON, JOHN BENJAMIN, Barre. Clergyman. Born Bristol, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1860; son of Dennis A. and Cather- ine C. Reardon. Educated at the Bris- tol Graded School, East Bloomfield (N. Y.) Academy, and Tufts College, Mass. In 1891 married Gratia May Morgan of Ludlow; they have two children, Gratia Morgan, and Gordon Chilson. Was pas- tor at Medford, Mass., 1886-8; Alstead, N. H., 1888-90; Ludlow. 1890-2; West- field, Mass., 1892-8; Ludlow, 1898-1904; Oakland, Maine, 1904-8; Springfield, 1908-12; and since April 1, 1912, at Barre. Is a Democrat; the first and only Democrat to hold a seat in the Maine Senate from Kennebec County-the home county of James G. Blaine and Joseph Manley-previous to the Democratic tidal wave in the fall of 1910; Democratie candidate for lieutenant-governor of Ver- mont 1910. A Universalist. Member of Black River Lodge No. 85, F. &. A. M.,
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of Ludlow ; Okemo Chapter No. 28, R. A. M., of Ludlow; Mt. Lebanon Couneil No. 13. R. &. S. M., Oakland, Me .; Vermont Commandery, No. 4, K. T., Windsor; Mt. Sinai Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Mont- pelier ; Altimont Lodge No. 30, I. O. O. F., Ludlow; S. G. Putnam Encampment No. S. I. O. O. F .; Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge I. O. O. F. of Vermont, and of Springfield Grange No. 114, P. of H.
REDMOND, JOHN W., Newport. Lawyer. Born Charlotte, Jan. 24, 1861; son of James and Margaret (Keating) Redmond. Educated at St. Johnsbury Academy, graduate of class of 1882; and University of Vermont, A. B., 1886. In 1887 married Laura Petty; they had one daughter. In 1895 married again. Ad- mitted to Vermont Bar 1889. Since then has practiced law two years at North Troy. the remainder of the time at New- port : reporter of decisions of supreme court sinee July. 1904. A republican ; chairman of Public Service Commission of Vermont sinee December, 1906; super- visor of schools for Lamoille County for two years following June, 1889. A Con- gregationalist. Member Memphremagog Lodge No. 65, F. & A. M., of Newport.
REED, AZRO ANDRUS, Williamstown. Lumber dealer. Born Brookfield, Jan. 6. 1865; son of William F. and Emily (Gale) Reed. Educated in Brookfield public schools, and Randolph Normal 1884. In 1892 married Ada M. Rowell of Williamstown; they have two children, Evelyn A., and Bernie A. Taught school in Chelsea, and in Jefferson City, Montana ; employed in coal mines in Mon- tana. 1887-8; drove stage between Jef- ferson City and Fort Benton, 1889; re- turned to Williamstown and engaged in livery business 1889-92, and dealt in horses until 1902, since which time has been an extensive dealer in lumber. Is a Republican; deputy sheriff six years; represented Williamstown in Legislature 1910. Is a Universalist.
REED. GEORGE A .. Barre. Civil en- gineer. Born Barre, Aug. 18, 1879; Son of Albert C. and Allic G. (Wheaton) Reed. Educated at Spaulding High School. class of 1897, Dartmouth College, 1903. and Thayer School of Civil Engi- neering. 1904. In 1906 married Nellie A. Colburn of Plattsburg, N. Y .; they
have one son, Sheldon Clark. Taught sehool 1897-9; real estate agent 1904; assistant city engineer, Barre, 1905; re- ceived appointment on U. S. reelamation service and worked on construction of main canal on Klamath Project, Klamath Falls, Ore., 1906; since 1907 has been city engineer of Barre. Is a Republican. A Congregationalist. A member of Vin- eitia Lodge No. 10, K. P .; Suadah Tem- ple, D. O. K. K .; secretary and treasurer of University Club of Barre; and treas- urer of Spaulding High School Alumni Association.
REIRDEN, WILLIAM W., Barton. Law- yer. Born Troy, Aug. 31, 1876; son of James W. and Florence J. (Congdon) Reirden. Educated in the public schools and North Troy Graded School and Acad- emy. In 1903 married Agnes Shea of Littleton, N. H .; they have two children, Stanley J. and Paul S. Admitted to Ver- mont Bar 1898; began the practice of law at Barton Landing, now Orleans, Aug. 9, 1899; in December, 1901, located at Bar- ton, and has since engaged in law prac- tiee there. Is a Republican, and for sev- eral years a member and chairman of Barton town committee. A member of Orleans Lodge No. 55, F. & A. M .; of Keystone Chapter No. 16, R. A. M .; Or- leans Council No. 19, R. & S. M .; Malta Commandery No. 10, K. T.
RENNIE, ALDEN J., Wheelock. Lumber dealer and hotel proprietor. Born Bar- ton Landing, April 17, 1850; son of George and Sarah (Stone) Rennie. Edu- cated in the public schools. In 1873 mar- ried Isabell Blake of Bath, N. H .; they had three children, Ella (deceased), George A., and Harry A. Was employed two years in a grist mill; later engaged in carpentry work eight years; in 1872 purchased the Ruggles saw mill, Sutton, which he still owns; in 1896 purchased the Caledonia Spring House, which he has conducted sinee; in 1897 purchased the Sheffield mill; in 1898 built what is known as the Rennie mill in Wheeloek; he also owns a number of mills in northern Ver- mont. Is an Odd Fellow, high priest of his encampment; was first charter mem- ber in Junior Order of American Mechan- ics.
REYNOLDS, MILO C., Burlington. Publisher and advertising agent. Born
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Eagle Bridge, N. Y., July 16, 1871; son of Eben C. and Helen E. (Vrooman) Reynolds. Educated in the public schools of Troy, N. Y., and graduate of Troy Business College. In 1898 married Grace Estelle Howe of East Poultney; they have three children, Theresa H., Helene E., and Milo H. Learned the printers' trade; established "The Politician," a weekly newspaper, on 21st birthday; after a year moved to Cambridge, N. Y., and six months later took charge of the White- hall (N. Y.) Times; employed as job printer in Boston, Mass., and Newport, R. I., 1904; since October, 1904, business manager Essex Publishing Co. at Essex Junction; manager Reynolds-Fishler Ad- vertising Service, Burlington, member of Ullery Publishing Company. A demo- crat. Past chancellor Tancred Lodge No. 303, Knights of Pythias, Whitehall, N. Y .; past deputy grand chancellor, Do- main of New York; past grand White- hall Lodge No. 5, I. O. O. F., Whitehall, N. Y .; member of Ethan Allen and Al- gonquin clubs, Burlington; secretary Lake Champlain Yacht Club; member executive committee Burlington Mer- chants' Protective Association; member board of governors Burlington Commer- cial Club; member Vermont Press Associ- ation; secretary Vermont Weekly News- paper Association.
REYNOLDS, SANFORD E., North Cam- bridge. Lumber, merchant and manufac- turer. Born Cambridge, 1880; son of Joshua C. and Fanny A. Reynolds. Edu- cated in the public schools of Cambridge. In 1903 married Gladys S. Greene of Cambridge; they have five children, Lloyd A., Guy W., Rhett S., Wayne G., and Iona. Engaged in the lumber business in 1892; from 1900-5 one of the firm of Rey- nolds & Wetherell; since 1905 has con- ducted the business alone; has also been engaged since 1908 in the manufacture of butter and sugar. tubs. Is a Republican. Was charter member of Fletcher Camp No. 10127, Modern Woodmen of Amer- ica ; advisor two terms; in 1908 was trans- ferred to Jeffersonville Camp No. 9908.
RICE, ARTHUR F., New York, N. Y. Publisher. Born Springfield, Feb. 3, 1856; son of Daniel and Maria P. (Munn) Rice. Educated at Springfield High School and Dartmouth College, graduated in 1882.
In 1887 married Emma J. Burns of Pas- saie, N. J .; they have two children, Ral- ston F. and Janet M. At 17 years of age was clerk in Old Colony railroad offices, Fitchburg, Mass .; in lumber camp, Michi- gan, 1882-3; with the Erie railroad 1883- 4; wholesale dealer in coal 1885-1902; vice-president Campbell Art Co., Eliza- beth, N. J., 1902-10; president since 1910; commissioner Coal Merchants' As- sociation, New York, since 1906. His grandfather, Calvin Munn, served through the entire seven years of the Revolution- ary war; his father, too old to enlist in the Civil war, sent a man in his place; his brother, Frank F. Rice, served as a nine months' man in the Civil war, and re-enlisted for three years; he himself served in the Springfield company of the Vermont state militia after the close of the Rebellion. A Republican; served two terms as school commissioner in the city of Passaic, N. J .; member for several years of the Passaic Library Association, and Passaic Board of Trade; served on committee appointed by Mayor Mcclellan of New York City on standardization of city contracts. Member of Congregational Church; was for several years secretary of League of American Sportsmen (in in- terest of game protection) ; director Pas- saic Athletic Club, and Yountakah Coun- try Club. Member Dunwoodie Country Club; Alpha Delta Phi Society, New York; U. S. Geographical Society ; Amer- ican Forestry Association; secretary and governor. Camp Fire Club of America (big game hunters) since 1902. Office, Flat- iron, New York; residence, 593 Riverside Drive, New York City.
RICE, HOWARD CROSBY, Brattleboro. Editor and publisher. Born Worcester, Mass., Sept. 16, 1878; son of Charles B. and Fannie (Crosby) Rice. Educated in Brattleboro High School, graduating in class of 1896. May 21. 1902, married Amy S. Jones of Brattleboro; has two children, Howard C. Rice, Jr., and Marion S. Rice. Employed as reporter on the Vermont Phoenix 1897-9; reported on Ansonia, Conn., Sentinel 1900-1901; local editor of Brattleboro Reformer 1901-1905; since 1905 editor of Reformer, and presi- dent of Vermont Printing Co. Mr. Rice is independent in politics and religion ; member of the Vermont Wheel Club; the Brattleboro Board of Trade; and the Ver- mont Press Association.
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RICE, JOHN LOVELL, Springfield, Mass. Lawyer. Born Weathersfield (As- cutneyville), Feb. 1, 1840; son of Ly- sander Mason and Clarinda Whitmore (Upham) Rice. Educated in public schools of Weathersfield and Windsor, and Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H. In 1867 married Marion Virginia Chellis of Cornish, N. H., who died 1873; they had no children; in 1879 married Clara Elizabeth Galpin of Springfield, Mass .; they have three children, Allen Galpin, Elizabeth Banks, and Ellen Birnie. Clerk in country store at Cornish Flat, N. H., 1859-61; cotton planter in Avoyelles Parish, La., 1866; provision dealer, Springfield, Mass., 1867-73; law- ver at Springfield, Mass., since 1876, Private Co. A. 2nd New Hampshire Volunteers, April 28, 1861, to Nov. 26, 1862; captain Co. H. 16th New Hamp- shire Volunteers, Nov. 26, 1862, to Aug. 20. 1863; lieutenant-colonel 75th U. S. Colored Infantry, Oct. 31, 1863, to Nov. 25, 1865 ; in battles as follows: First Bull Run. Va., July 21, 1861 (shot through the lungs and left on field for dead, funeral at Vermont home) ; prisoner of war at Libby Prison, Richmond, Va., July, 1861, to Jan. 3, 1862, when ex- changed; rejoined regiment as private on exchange, and served until promoted captain in 16th New Hampshire Regi- ment; Siege of Yorktown, Va., March- May, 1862; Williamsburg, Va., May 5, 1862; Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862; Oak Grove, Va., June 25, 1862; Savage Station, Va., June 28, 1862; White Oak Swamp, Va., June 29, 1862; Glendale, Va., June 30, 1862; Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; Bristoe Station, Va., Aug. 25, 1862; Second Bull Run, Va., Aug. 29-30, 1862; Chantilly, Va., Sept. 1, 1862; Butte à la Rose, La., April 8, 1863; Siege of Port Hudson, La., July- Aug., 1863; Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; Cane River, La., April, 1864; re- ceived the surrender of the last organized body of the Confederates at Washington, La .. June 5, 1865. A Democrat; inspec- tor of U. S. customs, port of Boston, 1871-6; inember Massachusetts Legisla- ture from Springfield, session of 1882, chairman committee on military affairs; postmaster at Springfield, Mass., 1886- 90: chief of police department, Spring- field. Mass .. 1882. 1892-4; U. S. com- missioner for district of Massachusetts,
at Springfield, since 1890; deputy clerk U. S. district court and U. S. circuit court, district of Massachusetts, since 1910; Democratic candidate for mayor, Springfield, Mass., 1896 and 1897; Dem- ocratic candidate for congressman, 2nd Massachusetts district, in 1908. Member Hampton Lodge of Masons, Springfield, Mass .; Cheshire Lodge, Cornish, N. H .; Grand Army of the Republic; past com- mander E. K. Wilcox Post, G. A. R., Springfield, Mass .; judge advocate, de- partment of Massachusetts, G. A. R., 1879; member. Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Massachusetts Command- ery; vice-president Connecticut Valley Historical Society of Springfield, Mass .; member American Economic Association. Maintains summer home at Ascutneyville, Vt., in house where he was born, and which was erected by his father in 1833. Office, 476 Main Street, Springfield, Mass. Residence, 50 Dexter Street, Springfield, Mass.
RICE, JOSEPH J., Burlington. Bishop of Burlington. Born Leicester, Mass., Dec. 6, 1871. Educated at Leicester (Mass.) Academy; Holy Cross College, Worcester, Mass., A. B., 1891; Montreal Theological Seminary; has received de- grees of S. T. B. from Laval University 1893, J. C. B. from Laval University 1894, S. T. L. from Roman University 1895, S. T. D. from Roman University 1896. Was ordained to the priesthood Sept. 29, 1894, by Rt. Rev. Thomas D. Beaven, D. D., Bishop of Springfield; took a two years' course at Rome in the- ology, philosophy, and kindred studies; in 1896 won his doctor's cap maxima cum laude; after an extensive tour of Europe, returned to the United States. Began his ministry among the Penobscot Indians in Maine, and continued in various Massa- chusetts parishes until 1901, when he was chosen professor of philosophy in St. John's Theological Seminary, Boston, Mass .; in 1901 was entrusted with a diffi- cult task of establishing. the new parish of St. Peter's, Northbridge, Mass .; was chosen professor in theology in one of the leading Catholic institutions of learning ir 1909, but was appointed bishop of Bur- lington by Pope Pius X in January, 1910; was consecrated in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at Burlington April 14, 1910, at the hands of Bishop
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